MINNEAPOLIS, 2015-11-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) announced today its board of directors elected Melanie Healey, former group president, North America, of The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G, NYSE: PG), as a new director, effective immediately.
Ms. Healey, 54, spent more than 25 years at P&G. During her tenure, she worked in…
Management
Bradford, England, 2015-11-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Since 2013 we have been working hard to reduce Campylobacter levels in fresh chicken. We have introduced a Campylobacter reduction plan which, following independent tests has shown significant improvements year on year. Our results for the whole of 2015 are below the 7% FSA target.
We understand that campylobacter…
DALLAS, 2015-11-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — 7‑Eleven, Inc.,ranked among top military and veteran-friendly companies, wants to provide more franchise opportunities to qualified men and women who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces The retailer has set a goal of recruiting 100 veterans and providing $2 million in discounts by the end of 2016.
Launched in the…
PARIS, 2015-11-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — For the first time in its history LVMH announces the implementation of an internal carbon fund which is already estimated at over 5 million euros. The fund will be financed by contributions from each Maison, calculated using the greenhouse gas emissions generated by their activities, specifically in terms…
cplXpress to help Digital Insight increase engagement and maximize profitability of existing customer relationships
DULUTH, Ga., 2015-11-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Digital Insight, an NCR company and leader in digital banking solutions and CUneXus Solutions, a financial services software development firm focused on data-driven consumer lending strategies, have partnered together to resell CUneXus’ cplXpress product to Digital…
NEW LOOK RETAIL GROUP LIMITED (“New Look”) First Half Results for the 26 weeks ended 26 September 2015
LONDON, 2015-11-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Strong First Half performance with significant progress made against strategic initiatives
Financial Highlights*
Revenue +5.9% to £756.0m (H1 FY15: £713.6m)
New Look Brand like-for-like sales +4.9%
UK like-for-like sales +4.7%
Own website sales +37.9%…
Retailer collaborates with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® for inspirational and fashionable addition to the St. Jude Thanks and Giving® fundraising campaign this holiday season
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. , 2015-11-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — In collaboration with St. Jude, Kmart has introduced The Giving Hat™ – a new way to draw attention, heighten awareness and raise…
Third quarter revenue up 42.2 per cent to EUR 713.1 million
Nine month revenue up 34.9 per cent to EUR 2.1 billion, almost reaching full-year 2014 revenue level; on track towards 33-35 per cent revenue growth in 2015
Profitable with nine-month adjusted EBIT at EUR 35.7 million or 1.7 per cent margin; margin impacted by…
AKRON, Ohio, 2015-11-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Signet Jewelers (“Signet”) (NYSE and LSE: SIG), the world's largest retailer of diamond jewelry, announced thatUta Werner has joined the Company as Signet Chief Strategy Officer.
As Chief Strategy Officer, Werner will be responsible for strategy development and execution and will be focused on the identification of growth opportunities, strategic…
Halle, Belgium, 2015-11-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — After having launched mobile payments via the SEQR application in all physical brand stores and online stores, the Colruyt Group is extending this option to applications offered by KBC/CBC and Bancontact/Mister Cash. This alternative is rolled out from today and will be available in 400 Colruyt, OKay,…
Coop baut Weinclub mondovino.ch aus
BASEL, SWITZERLAND, 2015-11-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Coop ergänzt das Angebot von mondovino.ch mit zwei informativen Kurzfilmserien. Die Serie «Das Weinjahr» erklärt die wichtigsten Arbeitsschritte im Rebberg und Weinkeller. In der Filmreihe «Die Weinregionen» stellen ausgewählte Winzer aus der Schweiz und aus Europa ihre Weinregion näher vor. Die ersten Kurzfilme können…
DUBAI, 2015-11-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — LuLu Group donated AED 100,000 to Dubai Cares, a philanthropic organization working towards ensuring proper education to children. The donation was made as part of the 'Sharing is Caring' initiative launched by Dubai Cares. The cheque from LuLu Group was handed over to Mr. Abdulla Al Shehhi - Senior…
Zürich, Switzerland, 2015-11-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Die Migros fördert neu innovative Abschlussarbeiten von Studierenden im Bereich Umwelt- und Klimaschutz. Zwei Studierende der ETH und der ZHdK (Zürcher Hochschule der Künste) haben die Fachjury mit der Entwicklung einer ökologischen Heizung besonders beeindruckt. Sie wurden dafür mit dem 1. Platz ausgezeichnet und erhalten 10‘000 Franken Preisgeld.
Im Frühjahr…
Starbucks Canada commits 10 percent of all store new hires to Opportunity Youth and will further create 600 work placements for Non-Job-Ready Youth over the next three years
TORONTO, 2015-11-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Starbucks Canada announced today, that in partnership with various levels of government and local social agencies, it is taking action to tackle the…
SEATTLE, 2015-11-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — A small carving tool skimmed a flat, rubber surface containing a hand-drawn image of combat boots.
Artist Jennifer Ament gently guided the chisel, creating grooves as she outlined her design. Next, she rolled black ink over the pattern and placed a cream-colored paper over the design. Applying pressure to the…
CHESHUNT, England, 2015-11-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — I don’t want to give a long speech really – but I hope you don’t mind if I take a few minutes just to say three quite crucial things.
Let me just start by saying something simple. Two words in fact: Thank you. The simple fact is it’s taken…
New measures include an Armed Forces Network and an offer of additional paid leave
Announcement builds on the commitments made from signing the MOD’s Corporate Covenant
This year Tesco will be replacing the ‘O’ on the front of 14 of its stores with a poppy
CHESHUNT, England, 2015-11-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tesco will significantly…
CHESHUNT, England, 2015-11-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Before I begin, I would like to pay tribute to John Cridland for his 33 years of service to the CBI.
Given that the CBI is celebrating its 50th birthday this year that means that John has been contributing to the organisation for nearly 70% of its entire existence.…
Massy, France, 2015-11-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Carrefour presents awards to 12 SMEs for their commitment to innovation and CSR
On 3 November 2015, Carrefour staged the second edition of the SME Awards, an event designed to reward 12 companies for which innovation, sustainable development and curbing climate change are all central to their growth strategy.…
POLAND, 2015-11-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — At the eighth edition of the Food Market and Retail Forum – Poland's largest retail event – the Polish food market’s most prestigious prizes were awarded to companies operating in the sector.
Carrefour Poland was recognised for its retail network – the most innovative in Poland in 2015. Among…
POLAND, 2015-11-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sadecki Bartnik, a company that makes honey for distribution under Carrefour’s own brand, has won the "Major climate challenge for suppliers" competition in Poland for its "Let's help the bees – the bees will help us" project.
The panel awarded the major prize to the "Let's help the bees…
Prime Now customers in Los Angeles can now enjoy delivery from local restaurants, including Umami Burger, Baby Blues BBQ, Wokcano, Hurry Curry of Tokyo, Feast from the East, John O’Groats Restaurant, and many more
Free delivery for a limited time on all restaurant orders
SEATTLE, 2015-11-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced…
In time for the holiday shopping season, customers will be able to find Amazon Echo at their favorite stores, including The Home Depot,Staples, Sears, Brookstone, RadioShack, Fred Meyer, P.C. Richard & Son, and more
Echo is designed around your voice and it’s always ready, connected, and fast—just ask for music, information, news, weather, and more…
Company updates guidance, outlines strategy on real estate
CINCINNATI, 2015-11-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Macy’s, Inc. (NYSE:M) today reported earnings per share of 36 cents in the third quarter of 2015, ended Oct. 31, 2015. Excluding asset impairment charges of $111 million, or 20 cents per share, primarily related to the previously-announced plans to close 35…
CINCINNATI, 2015-11-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Frank Blake, recently former chairman and chief executive officer of The Home Depot, has been elected to the Macy’s, Inc. (NYSE:M) Board of Directors. Blake’s election increases the size of the board to 14 members.
Blake, 66, was named Home Depot’s chairman and chief executive officer in 2007 and served in…
Kesko rose to CDP's Climate A List for the first time scoring the maximum 100 points. The globally established list consists of 113 selected leading companies considered to be operating in an exemplary manner in the mitigation of climate change. The K-Group's systematic climate work is based on the long-term commitments and energy efficiency objectives…
John Lewis Christmas 2015 advertising campaign, titled Man On The Moon, encourages us to show someone they're loved this Christmas
The retailer has teamed up with Age UK in an effort to help raise awareness of the million older people who go a month without speaking to a friend, neighbour or member of family
Advert…
LONDON, 2015-11-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — Marks & Spencer (M&S) has today unveiled its plans for Christmas 2015 - putting a fresh, festive twist on its popular The Art of and Adventures In formats1 to deliver food & fashion campaigns that celebrate the many moments that make up Christmas.
In a move away from the…
Paris, Amsterdam, 2015-11-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — In order to simplify the group's organization, Unibail-Rodamco SE plans to proceed with a merger by absorption of Rodamco Europe B.V. (a Dutch company wholly-owned by Unibail-Rodamco SE) no later than December 31, 2015, subject to the fulfillment of certain conditions precedent.
As Unibail-Rodamco SE holds, via its…
A Public Vote Decides Top Winner of First Food Fanatics Awards Program; Recipient Announced at The Culinary Institute of America’s reThink Food Conference
Rosemont, Ill., 2015-11-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — Proving a kid’s favorite food can make the school playground a kinder, gentler place, US Foods recognized zpizza as the first Ultimate Food Fanatic Award winner…